英语口语大赢家Topic116:奥运文化Olympic Culture

泰瑞碰巧是2000年悉尼奥运会的志愿者。阿美和他立刻找到了共同语言。来看看两个人都在聊些什么吧！

 

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Terry: Olympics again! Been four years.

May: Yes, But there are also winter Olympics, two years after the summer Olympics.

Terry: I was a volunteer for 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. I came here just for the sentiment¹ of it.

May: Oh? You are from Australia?

Terry: Yes. I am from Sydney.

May: The next Olympics is to be held in England. Are you gonna go there too?

Terry: Of course, I have plans to participate in the Marathon².

May: That's great! In fact, I want to be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games, too.

Terry: Really? Great! Do you know where the Olympics is originated⁴ from?

May: Of course! It's from Greece.

Terry: You are clever! When I was a volunteer, I didn't know that.

May: What did you say if people asked you that?

Terry: Just told them the truth.

May: Truth?

Terry: The truth is that I didn't know.

 

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泰瑞：奥运会又来了啊！4年了。

阿美：是啊。但是还有冬奥会啊，在夏季奥运会两年后。

泰瑞：我是2000年悉尼奥运会的志愿者。我到这儿来是为了重温当年。

阿美：哦？你是从澳大利亚来的？

泰瑞：是啊。我来自悉尼。

阿美：下届奥运会在中国举行。你也去吗？

泰瑞：当然啦，我还打算参加马拉松呢？

阿美：太棒了！事实上，我也打算在北京奥运会做一名志愿者。

泰瑞：真的吗？太好了！你知道奥运会的发源地在哪儿吗？

阿美：当然啦！它起源于希腊。

泰瑞：你真聪明。我是志愿者时，我还不知道呢。

阿美：那人们问你时你怎么说呢？

泰瑞：就告诉他们事实。

阿美：事实？

泰瑞：事实就是我不知道。

 

经典背诵 Recitation
 

May: Olympic is held every four years. But winter Olympics is two years after each summer Olympics. The Olympics is originated in Greece. Marathon is originated in Greece too. I want to be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games. So exciting!

 

生词小结
Sydney n. 悉尼

sentiment n. 感情

Australia n. 澳大利亚

participate vi. 参加

Marathon n. 马拉松

originate³ vi. 起源

Greece n. 希腊

 

Grammar 语法小结
 

动词不定式作定语、状语、表语

 

1.动词不定式作定语。

不定式常可用于修饰人，也可以用来修饰物，或跟在不定式后作定语

May is the first student to arrive. 阿美是第一个到的学生。

I have a lot of things to do today. 今天我有很多事情要做。

Would you like something to drink? 你想喝点什么？

It's time to go to bed. 该睡觉了。

 

2.动词不定式作状语。

不定式作状语的情况很多，主要有be+形容词+不定式

She was eager to see her friends. 她急于见她的朋友们。

I am afraid to tell her. 我很怕告诉她。

I am not ready to go back. 我还不准备回去。

 

3.动词不定式作表语。

不定式位于系动词如be之后用来说明主语的身份、特征、属性或状态

Her ambition was to be a star. 她的志向是当明星。

My task is to take care of my little brother. 我的任务是照顾弟弟。

 

1 sentiment   

n.感情，情趣，意见，观点，多愁善感

参考例句：

• He has illustrated this sentiment thoroughly in a drama.他在一出戏剧里充分地表现了这种感情。
• Should sentiment be controlled by reason?感情应受理智的控制吗？

2 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。

3 originate   

vi.起源于，来自；vt.创造，创始，开创

参考例句：

• All carbohydrates originate from plants.所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。
• All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice.任何理论都来源于实践，反过来为实践服务。

4 originated   

v.起源于，来自，产生( originate的过去式和过去分词 )；创造；创始；开创

参考例句：

• The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
• The art of portrait miniatures was originated in England. 微型画像艺术创始于英国。 来自《简明英汉词典》